The Fellating of "T"ed Kennedy's corpse. This is not about COMCAST

comcast comcast comcast comcast -- this post is NOT about COMCAST

thought I'd get that out of the way for now.


Anyways, what is up with the media's fellating of Edward "Ted" Kennedy's (or, as I like to call him, the cannibal of Chappiqua) corpse?

Even if it is by extension directed towards the whole Kennedy family, I still don't see it.

See, the Kennedys have never been more than an idea. Jack and Bobby were both shot before they could do anything significant. Ted never got his big things passed.

Jack was the first catholic president, and as a catholic, I admire that, but there haven't been any since, and only one has ran on one of the "winnable" tickets (2004, John Kerry).

Jack had the missile crisis, sure, but he also had the bay of pigs.

There was also the Civil Rights Act, which wasn't introduced until the end of his term, and not ultimately passed until Johnson became president, ultimately saddling him with the aftermath.

Bobby was Attorny General for 4 years, then NY Senator for about 3 (why New York instead of Massachussets, I have no idea) before he ran in the Democratic Primary, dieing before the ticket was officially formed. Again, the idea is there, and it is huge, but there wasn't anything ultimately to show for it.

Ted, unlike his two older brothers, had a long career in public service. Unfortunately the only thing he really has to show for it is Massachussets pork and the voting age act, passed very early in his Senate career. There's also a failed bid for the Democratic ticket in 1980, campaigning largely on the platform of public healthcare.

There's an unworking idea there. At least 29 solid years of campaigning for one single issue, and never gaining an inch.

Oh, and did I forget to mention Ted killed someone once?

So let me rephrase this again -- What is the big deal with the Kennedys?

-- Knuttel